Chapter 439: Chapter 302: The Goblin Prince, A Path to Certain Death! (5.6K)_2
Bone Two seemed like an old Skeleton, lost in reminiscence.
"Back then, I was merely a little Skeleton Warrior, facing a group of Gargoyles far beyond my level. Yet I, Bone Two, was fearless, crashing into them with a sliding tackle..."
A group of Greenhand Skeletons shouted, "Bone Two is brave", "Bone Two is mighty".
At last, another Skeleton asked, "And then what?"
"And then? Cough... After that, under my valiant combat, we turned the tables despite being weaker and gave those Gargoyles a good beating, earning our territory its first pot of gold. Cough cough, of course, all credit goes to Boss Dead Bone's steady command, and the Lord's wise decisions."
At this, Bone Two let out a sigh.
It had been a long time since they had fought side by side with Boss Dead Bone.
Not long ago, Boss Dead Bone went alone to the north to scout the situation of the surrounding Monster Tribes, while they had to stay behind in the territory, training the other Skeletons.
By now, Boss Dead Bone might be battling powerful monster enemies. And they can't be there to help? That's just unreasonable!
Bone Two sought out Bone Four, determined to become stronger and catch up with the Boss's pace.
Bone Four glanced at him, "Is there any chance that the Boss doesn't bring you because you're too rash and might hinder his stealth?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Bone Two clanged his sword to the ground and then dutifully picked it up again.
There was no persuading a single-minded Skeleton like Bone Two, and Nigu Lasi was well aware of this. Bone Two was just too impulsive, brimming with bravery but lacking in caution, failing to learn even a bit of the Boss's Steady Spirit.
Bone Four pulled out a book, "This is 'The Beginner's Guide to Steadiness', a beginner's book from the Steady series written by the Boss. You should read it more when you've got nothing else to do."
Bone Four strongly disagreed with Bone Two's rashness, often using it as a cautionary example, a warning to himself. However, Bone Four deeply agreed with Bone Two's earlier sentiment about it becoming increasingly difficult to fight alongside the Boss.
Just because the Boss ventured deep into the wilderness without them, didn't mean they could allow themselves to fall behind.
In fact, they were not falling behind.
By now, they had become commanders capable of leading their own armies—oh, not Bone Two, he didn't have the command ability.
But they aspired to give their own strength when the Boss was facing formidable foes.
"Our Deathremains Territory can serve as a power booster for the Boss during war, but that alone is far from enough."
Under a few months' management, their territory had grown considerably, sprawling across the wasteland like a white bone wilderness, roamed by a variety of skeletal creatures.
Little Skeletons, Skeleton Soldiers, Skeleton Warriors, Skeleton Mages, Skeleton Archers, Skeleton Knights, and so on.
But as a power booster, ten territories of Bone Four would still not compare to one Wraith Sacred Mountain owned by the Boss. What use were they then?
So, under the Lord's foresight and Boss Dead Bone's wise command, they had started developing combination techniques early on. The problem was, many of these techniques were quickly obsolete due to frequent updates.
Except for this one.
"No matter how the updates change, our Deathremains Territory is the absolute core of the tactical system."
"Come on, Brother Bone Two, let us create the ultimate combination technique. Only by doing so can we keep up with the Boss and fight alongside him."
The principle of the combination technique was simple—merging the territories of Deathremains.
The territories of the Skeleton Series, the Phantom Series' Ghost Market, and the Treeman Series' I am the Forest all held the potential for transformation through combination and fusion, to achieve a metamorphosis through quantitative change.
That was the theory, but actual realization was not easy and could only be achieved through continuous blending and practice.
That alone was not enough.
Merging two territories could only produce a 1+1 effect. But what Bone Four sought to achieve was (1+1) times (1+1).
Lacking the Boss's astounding genius, he could only try to achieve this through time and repeated attempts.
"First is the merging of territories, and second, we must harness the power of Army Soul Resonance."
Army Soul Resonance was not as simple as mere addition.
Today's Tianyuan Territory, including the three of them, had a total of 14 Skeleton Lords. Bone Four had long attempted combinations in pairs, in threes, and in fours.
The greater the number of fusions, the less stable it became, the more prone to collapse.
In severe cases, it could even damage the very foundation of their Deathremains Territory.
Therefore, Bone Four, who had inherited the Steady Spirit, would not attempt a majority fusion without 99.8% certainty.
And today, the time was ripe.
All fourteen Skeleton Lords raised their Bone Great Swords toward the sky and shouted in unison.
"Deathremains Territory, combine!"×14!
On the furthest west of Tianyuan Territory, adjacent to the city walls, one wasteland after another burying countless skeletons, appeared out of thin air.
These wastelands, even the smallest, were as large as a small village.
The largest wasteland once unfolded was comparable to a Small Town Level Territory. Only now, these Deathremains Territories appeared as miniature maps, suspended above the heads of each Skeleton Lord.
There were three largest Deathremains Territories, arranged in a "品" formation, sketching out a triangular shape.
Cultured Bone Four knew well that the triangle was the most stable structure.
The remaining Deathremains Territories of various sizes were scattered randomly around. They seemed disordered, but were actually strategically placed in a mysterious array, scattered among them like stars across a chessboard.
At this moment, Bone Four was like a conductor in an orchestra, coordinating everyone with a unique rhythm.